Stories from Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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Council: City staffing to remain the same(04/24/12)scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Unless something changes during the budget process, the number of city employees will remain the same for the next fiscal year. The "first, initial run" of numbers for a fiscal year 2012-2013 city budget presented by city staff to the Sikeston City Council during a special meeting Monday includes no increase in the number of personnel, according to City Manager Doug Friend...

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Five injured in Monday accident near Malden(04/24/12)MALDEN - Four children were injured when the car they were riding in was involved in an accident. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported that at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Stephanie R. Sherrod, 37, of Malden, was driving westbound on Highway J, one mile east of Highway H, when her vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, striking an embankment. The vehicle then became airborne and struck several trees...

Scott City routs Woodland 12-0(04/24/12)sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- Moving to the .500 mark on the season, the Scott City Rams put up a pair of six run rallies to defeat visiting Woodland 12-0 in five innings on Monday. "We put a lot of balls in play, made them make plays and our pitcher threw strikes," Scott City head coach Lance Amick said. "Something we haven't done consistently is throw strikes and make plays in the field. We've been hit or miss with the bats, but consistently we've had eight or nine hits in game...

Chaffee sweep(04/24/12)sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The Chaffee track team swept the East Prairie Open Monday clinching a total of 14 first place finishes in both the boys and girls events. The boys scored 133 points which put them well ahead of East Prairie, who was the runner-ups at 108...

Chaffee continues to roll with 13-0 win(04/24/12)sports@standard-democrat.com PATTON -- The Chaffee Red Devils improved to 16-1 with a 13-0 road win over Meadow Heights on Monday. Chaffee allowed only one hit while pounding out 14 themselves, including six doubles. Jimmy Golden led Chaffee going 3 for 4 at the plate with two doubles. Cody Payne was 2 for 4 with a double while Jared Walker was 2 for 2 with a double...

Vyron Yount(04/24/12)a CHAFFEE -- Vyron Glynn Yount, 86, died April 23, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 27, 1925, in Chaffee, to the late Marshall Leslie and Bulah Margaret Huffman Yount, he was a pastor for 12 years at First Christian Church in Chaffee before retiring at the end of February. ...

Genevia Langston(04/24/12)PUXICO -- Genevia A. Langston, 87, died April 22, 2012, at the Puxico Nursing Center. Born April 29, 1924, in Puxico, to the late Don and Lelia Marie Doublin Douglas, she had lived all her life in Puxico where she was a member of the Assembly of God Church...

James Sams(04/24/12)WEST CHICAGO, Ill. -- James Allen Sams, 74, formerly of Wyatt, Mo., died April 18, 2012, at his home. Born Jan. 15, 1938, in Wyatt, to the late Hershell and Margaret Fields Sams, he served in the Air Force from January 1956 to December 1959. In 1960, he married Margaret Scoggins who survives of the home...

Violet Glastetter(04/24/12)ORAN -- Violet Glastetter, 89, died April 22, 2012, at her home. Born Aug. 22, 1922, in Oran, to the late Adam and Anna Eftink Hooker, she was a retired machine operator for International Hat Factory in Oran. She was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, St. Ann Sodality, Morley V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary 5368, Chaffee American Legion Ladies Auxiliary 389 and Ladies K.C. Ettes Council 4311...

Loretta Bom(04/24/12)BENTON -- Loretta Jean Bom, 71, died April 22, 2012, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 12, 1941, in Tulare, Calif., to Andrew and Vera Davis Shively, she was a seamstress for Columbia Sportswear and Thorngate. On Feb. 14, 1954, in East Prairie, she married Robert D. Bom who survives...

Edsel Lindsey(04/24/12)SIKESTON -- Edsel Ford Lindsey, 81, died April 22, 2012, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born April 14, 1931, in Sikeston, he was the son of the late Kelly Lindsey and Adine Price Creager. He is survived by: one brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Bonnie Lindsey of Sikeston; one sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Albert Pruitt of Knoxville, Tenn.; and his uncle and aunt, Grover and Pearl Lindsey of Sikeston...

Helen Nimmo(04/24/12)BENTON, Ky. -- Helen Marie Nimmo, 92, died at 11:22 a.m. April 22, 2012, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. Born Aug. 8, 1919, in Commerce, Mo., to the late Will and Alta Smith Hawkins, she was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and of Murray State University. ...

Trudy Johnson(04/24/12)FREEMONT, Calif. - Trudy Johnson, 62, died April 13, 2012. Born on March 7, 1950, in Missouri, she was a resident of Fremont for over 30 years and for the last two years resided in Lathrop, Calif. Survivors include: her former husband, Dennis Johnson, two sons, Eddy Johnson and Mike Johnson; four brothers, Joseph Stewart, George Stewart, Harry Stewart and Larry Stewart; and three daughters, Peggy Woods, Doris Irwin and Pansy Ward...